Un Ponte Per has been present in Lebanon since 1997, when it started working in the Palestinian refugee camps to guarantee the right to education and health to Palestinian children and refugees from Syria. In the wake of the humanitarian emergencies that have swept through the country, UPP has supported the local organisations with which it has been working for years in strengthening the response and distributing essential aid. Alongside local movements and realities, UPP works to support the difficult process of rebuilding social cohesion following the civil war that bloodied the country for 15 years, promoting the participation of young people and women in peace-building processes. Since 2017, it has participated in the Italian experimentation of Civil Peace Corps, with the presence in Lebanon of young operatorsə who collaborate with local organisations in non-formal education and peacebuilding programmes. It has been running for years a Distance Support project for children to guarantee the right to study, health and psychological support.
